Right. You don’t take a valuable piece just because you can. You’re supposed to look ahead and see whether the piece will eventually lead to victory or just a stall
And sure, they take a piece, you take one, and in most cases you're going to have equal material, but if that's your level of understanding of chess and/or geopolitics, good luck dealing with anyone with barely any strategic thinking.
Right. You don’t take a valuable piece just because you can. You’re supposed to look ahead and see whether the piece will eventually lead to victory or just a stall
And sure, they take a piece, you take one, and in most cases you're going to have equal material, but if that's your level of understanding of chess and/or geopolitics, good luck dealing with anyone with barely any strategic thinking.
Japan is too busy playing chess while China is playing Chinese checkers